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Auburn defensive tackle Gabe Wright, who spent time at end in the "rhino package" during spring practice, was named to both the Bronco Nagurski Trophy watch list and the Outland Trophy watch list, the Football Writers Association of America announced Thursday.

Wright is joined by Tigers left guard Alex Kozan and center Reese Dismukes among the 64 players recognized for the Outland Trophy, awarded to the top interior lineman.

Wright had 31 tackles, with 8<AF>1/2<XA> for loss including three sacks last season and is projected to start at one of the defensive tackle positions for the Tigers.

The Nagurski Trophy is awarded to the nation's defensive player of the year. The Pac-12 led all conferences with 18 honorees with the SEC (16) narrowly behind as 81 players were recognized.

Dismukes is entering his fourth season as Auburn's starting center. A finalist for the Rimington Trophy as the nation's top center last season, he was named to the watch list for the third straight year earlier this week.

Kozan started all 14 games at left guard for the Tigers last season after redshirting in 2012. He is projected to keep his starting spot in the fall.

Auburn was one of six schools to have three players on the Outland watch list, along with Alabama, Texas A&M, South Carolina, Florida State and Oregon. The SEC had 19 players named to the Outland watch list, with the Pac-12 (11) being the next closet conference.

The FWAA and the Charlotte Touchdown Club will announce five finalists for the Nagurski Trophy on Nov. 20. The winner will be chosen from those five finalists who are part of the 2014 FWAA All-America team.

The annual Bronko Nagurski Trophy Banquet will be held on Dec. 8 at the Westin Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina, which will also celebrate the recipient of the Bronko Nagurski Legends Award. Maryland's Randy White, a member of the FWAA's 1974 All-America team and a College Football Hall of Famer, will be honored and Alabama coach Nick Saban will be the keynote speaker at the banquet.

The Outland Trophy winner is chosen from three finalists who are part of the FWAA All-America team. The list will be trimmed to six or seven semifinalists on Nov. 20, with three finalists to be named by the FWAA four days laser.

The winner of the 69th Outland Trophy, named after the late John Outland, an All-America lineman at Penn, will be announced on ESPN on The Home Depot College Football Awards on Dec. 11.

The Outland Trophy presentation banquet will be held on Jan. 15 in Omaha, Nebraska.